The Ashes: England beat Australia by five wickets at Lord's to win T20 leg 2-1

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Australia 156-7 (20 overs): Perry 34 (25); Sciver-Brunt 2-31
England 121-5 (13.2 overs): Capsey 46 (23); Schutt 2-35
England triumph by 5 wickets (DLS); Australia pb points-based bid 6-4
Scorecard.

England bushed Australia by 5 wickets successful a rain-affected 3rd T20 of the multi-format Ashes astatine Lord's, inflicting a archetypal bid decision connected the satellite champions since 2017.

The effect besides narrows the wide points-based Ashes scoreline to 6-4 with 3 one-day internationals remaining, each worthy 2 points.

England were acceptable a revised people of 119 successful 14 overs and reached it with 4 balls remaining, acceptable up by Alice Capsey's electrical 46 from 23 balls.

They suffered a precocious wobble, losing Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight with conscionable 2 runs needed, earlier Danielle Gibson emphatically reverse-swept her archetypal shot for four.

The lucifer besides acceptable a caller grounds attendance for a women's bilateral fixture successful England, with 21,610 packing wrong Lord's.

Earlier, Australia finished their 20 overs with 156-7 earlier rainfall delayed the commencement of England's innings.

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